tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48052702972349190282024-02-18T20:44:24.792-08:00Junonia Dance CompanyJunonia Modern Fusion Bellydance aspires for dancers to collaborate across various dance styles and perform exciting, fresh performances together. Be it Tribal Fusion, Modern Bellydance, ATS, Contemporary, mutual learning, respect and empowerment through body awareness lie at the heart of the project.
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www.jasbellyfusion.com and https://www.facebook.com/JunoniaDanceCompany.Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-55892802380307021812014-02-23T04:19:00.003-08:002014-02-24T02:04:16.513-08:0015 February 2014- Tribal Fusion Beginnings, Discover your Basics workshop by Jasmin Victoria of Junonia Dance Company Wow, what a busy last two weeks it has been! It was filled not only with plenty of work assignments but also with a plethora of organisational dance duties. I was organising and co-hosting a dance event called Celebrating the Body in Dance (Part II) on 21 February and preparing my material for my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/493782917397687">folkloric fusion introductory workshop</a> at Temple Lane Rehearsal Studios. The workshop took place yesterday and was an introductory session in a series of folkloric fusion workshops inspired by my study of the Jamila Salimpour format.<br />
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I was also gearing up to teaching a <i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Tribal Fusion Beginnings</span></i> workshop under the title <i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"Discover your Basics"</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span></i>on 15 February 2014. The workshop was specifically created as part of <a href="http://www.yelp.ie/events/dublin-festival-of-firsts-tribal-bellydancing">Yelp's Festival of Firsts</a> and took place in the gorgeous Studio 2 of the Dublin Holistic Centre where I normally teach my regular classes.<br />
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I thought it was such a great initiative to introduce modern style and Tribal Fusion belly dance to anyone that may be interested in finding out what it's all about. The offer was valid for any Yelp members that signed up for it in advance and the Yelp members that did attend the class were great sports, really inquisitive, eager to learn new concepts and up for the challenge. I love teaching such a pro-active, curious and eager crowd and it was amazing to see all of the baby belly dancers work their isolations. It was lovely to answer your questions, and participants approached me after class with enquiries and input.<br />
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Thanks so much for showing up and making the workshop so memorable. If you are interested in finding out about the experience and impressions of some of the Yelper bellies you can read their <a href="http://www.yelp.ie/biz/festival-of-firsts-tribal-bellydancing-with-jasmin-victoria-dublin?hrid=V3DYimNC5tYBWpZVw0HGcw">reviews on the yelp page</a>. It means the world to me to receive such wonderful, constructive and positive feedback, and I am thrilled to hear that the workshop was as enjoyable to them as it was to me! Thanks to Yelp, the yelp members, and the Dublin Holistic Centre for making this event happen, what an amazing initiative! Definitely cannot wait for more events of this kind. For more information on classes, workshops and dance events please visit my website at <a href="http://www.jasminvictoria.com/">www.jasminvictoria.com</a> and get in touch to jump on the shimmy train with me at jasmiini3@gmail.com.<br />
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<br />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-64338165857226716102014-02-23T02:30:00.003-08:002014-02-23T04:24:02.211-08:00Junonia Fairy Pre-Christmas Party- Chancery Lane Theatre 8 December 2013When I first heard of the Chancery Lane Theatre I was thrilled, and really excited at the prospect of organising dance events like our regular haflas in such a lovely, cosy and inviting place. The Chancery Lane is a fairly recent establishment by Gavin Logue and you can find more info at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChanceryLaneDublin">https://www.facebook.com/ChanceryLaneDublin</a>. It has the capacity to accommodate around 50 theatre visitors. It also has a gorgeous, welcoming café in the front area where guests can hang out for coffee, drinks, snacks and chats before shows. The theatre was a great discovery and is conveniently located in the centre of Dublin, really close to Patrick's Cathedral on one end, and to George's Street on the other.<br />
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Revisiting all the accomplishments, and the many events and rehearsals of the group throughout 2013, I thought The Chancery Lane could be the perfect place for all the dancers from my classes to get together and celebrate their achievements over the year. We decided to have a Fairy Pre-Christmas gathering in the Chancery Lane on 8 December to end the term/ dance year. It was a perfect occasion to hang out, have a mini souk, some projections and beautiful performances of whoever wanted to dance and who volunteered to contribute their creations.<br />
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Junonia Ensemble performed two group pieces, and my gorgeous students Ciara and Dee also staged their first solos, which were absolutely stunning. Everyone did such an amazing job at performing for each other and it was a truly tribal occasion. The souk and swomp shop was a huge success too, and my peacock scarf that I had abandoned for so long finally found a new, adoring owner . I see her wearing it at gigs all the time and she looks gorgeous with it on.<br />
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Thanks to Gavin for being so accommodating and for the yummy tea and cakes served.<br />
Here a video link for one of the performances by Junonia Ensemble to Omar Faruk: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzrcniYovoc&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzrcniYovoc&feature=youtu.be</a><br />
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We are hoping to have many more class parties and haflas in this gorgeous little venue. All the dancers loved the cosy atmosphere of the place so much, it was truly magical. Indeed, word of mouth has already spread about the Chancery Lane and other Dublin based dancers will host events there in the months to come.<br />
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Thanks to Nadia Gativa for taking a few shots on the night, of which I will include a few here!<br />
Stay tuned at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JunoniaDanceCompany">https://www.facebook.com/JunoniaDanceCompany</a> for info ref. workshops/classes/haflas etc and <a href="http://www.jasminvictoria.com./">www.jasminvictoria.com.</a><br />
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<br />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-54547729967191665972013-11-21T08:03:00.001-08:002013-11-22T01:31:34.892-08:00Suhaila/ Jamila Level I Certification Intensive workshops Brussels, October 24-29, 2013The month of November has just flown past with all the gigs and gig related trips we had lined up. So many wonderfully unique and greatly inspiring sensory impressions were to be had that frankly, I have not quite had the time to process even half of them yet. The incredibly energetic and sexy Depeche Mode, the ever so powerful The National and otherwordly Sigur Rós all played at the O2 in Dublin and we also travelled to Paris (my very first time in the French capital) to see Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds live at The Zenith. I consider myself so very blessed to be able to see all these incredible bands live and admittedly, even though I often resent my full-time office job it does have its advantages. When my favorite bands release their tour dates and are performing live, I do whole heartedly thank the monthly pay check for covering the gig (and dance/arts) induced expenses. At those times I definitely do not miss my student days when I barely scraped by on a part-time job.<br />
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I am not going to describe the individual gigs in great depth here, as this was meant to be a brief write up on my impressions of the Suhaila Salimpour Intensive in Brussels at the end of October.<br />
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Suffice to say that Depeche Mode swept me off my feet with their truly unique, dance inspiring live show and their amazingly energetic delivery (Hail to Dave Gahan and Martin Gore in particular). Dave Gahan's precise impeccable spinning technique could possibly teach any aspiring dancer (or any more experienced dancer wanting to perfect their turns) a thing or two and his hip work is simply mind blowing. The National- What can I say! I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing them live (we had only just seen them live at the Parco della Musica in Rome for my birthday a few months ago). I am glad I was introduced to this fabulous Indie Rock band from Brooklyn whose frontman Matt Berninger never ceases to amaze me with his truly authentic stage presence. He delivers his heartfelt lyrics with all his soul and presence every single time they play live.<br />
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And Sigur Rós!! My first time seeing them perform live at the O2 in Dublin on the 16 November! I don't even have the words to describe how I felt during the gig. It was magical, dreamy and truly special, their stage art and projections well reflected on and perfectly matched to their tunes. I felt like dancing in Icelandic fairy forestland all throughout the show, and the musicianship of Jónsi and Co is jaw "dro(ol)ppingly" skillful for lack of better words. To wrap the November gig saga up- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. What more to say. Dark Lord, Count Dracula, Sandman aka Nick Cave and the incredible Bad Seed musicians managed to create the most magical atmosphere. Nick Cave just floored me with his incredibly strong and powerful presence, and deep sultry voice. telling/singing tales of sadness and sorrow and many more. And Warren Ellis is the best rocker- violinist/ multi-instrumentalist, ever so talented musician ever- Wow! So worth the travel to France. Despite the sleep deprivation and many hiccups on Parisian (not so great) public transport and scammers everywhere, I would do it again every time. This band is worth it for sure!</div>
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I am grateful for this truly invigorating, physically and mentally intense experience which reinforced my spirits and proved that I am a strong player on both a physical and mental plane. I am also happy that I decided to try out the exam scenario and test in the end. I did both the Level I Suhaila and Jamila exams, and participating in this highly stressful, intense environment has taught me a few personal lessons for sure. I have been studying the format (especially Suhaila material) for quite some time now but nothing could prepare me (or anyone judging from the reactions) for the exam related stress that makes your knees feel like jelly and which makes technique you normally (think you) have down resemble an out of body experience.<br />
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Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-57590868404543303312013-11-21T04:10:00.001-08:002013-11-21T04:22:07.446-08:00Junonia Dance Company Autumn Hafla @ McGrattans on Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2It's been quite a few weeks/ months since our Junonia Autumn Hafla (6 October 2013) but I have simply been up to my ears with work and dance related travel (Suhaila Salimpour Intensive in Brussels). I truly was unable to set aside time for composing a brief entry highlighting the beautiful hafla experience. The following paragraphs will serve as an extremely concise memory aid to record some of my main thoughts surrounding the event.<br />
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The hafla turned out to be super special not only for me but it seems for all the dancers involved, judging from the feedback received. The venue I chose this time worked out a lot better than Sweeney's (which we used for our summer hafla) mainly because the layout is square and so allows for the audience to properly follow and watch performances. From that point of view, it was a major improvement, and we were able to set up chairs for the audience as well as my newly acquired Panasonic in order to record the event. A very exciting little detail for me as I always loved videography and photography. I cannot wait to use my camera more often in the future and to learn more about videography and related editing software and applications.<br />
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I felt greatly supported in the preparations leading up to the arrival of our guest dancers that night! All my beautiful core students arrived early and helped with prepping the place. In the end we managed to create a proper audience seating area, a nicely and snugly set up souk (=market place) at the back and we even set up a makeshift changing area to the side of the stage. I got to admit it, it looked somewhat like a coffin but the purple velvet material that the crafty Miss Nell from the Zoryanna brought in came in very handy. It allowed us to conveniently put on make up, and dump our costumes out of everyone's sight. The whole set up was a collective effort, and I was so relieved to get so much support from all the dancers so a huge shout out of thanks to you all, you know who you are! I am especially grateful for my Viking partner in crime to be present at the event and assist with the set up! Thank you very much for coming along to the venue with me way early, for helping me with the sound check, stage set up and the camera! I am infinitely thankful for your help and support all the way through knowing that dance is not your most pressing passion.<br />
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As mentioned, I got my Panasonic camera as a birthday gift and it came in so very handy. It recorded the performances beautifully and we now have a lovely visual reminder of our beautiful event so check this Youtube channel for the recordings http://www.youtube.com/user/inzx666.<br />
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I am also planning on uploading them to my own Youtube dance channel at some point soon at https://www.youtube.com/user/Jasmiini27<br />
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In the next few weeks, I will make a concerted effort to revamp the website at www.jasbellyfusion.com and to update blogs and facebook pages for Junonia Dance Company, so please do subscribe to the Youtube Channel/ Twitter and facebook group pages.<br />
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All the above media will contain information on hafla and shows in the future, as well as workshops I am organising or attending and any dance/music related type information.<br />
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Thanks to all of the dancers who performed at the Junonia Autumn Hafla who made it so very special and thanks to Nadia Gativa for designing a flyer last minute (see below).<br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px;">I won't go into the details of the drills we did during the workshop (see below for the original workshop description), but suffice to say that we all adored the lovely, intricate and at times slightly wacky (The Walking Dead comes to mind) elements and combinations Ailbhe taught us. Experiences like that are so precious to the Dublin dance community and I hope there will be many more events like this in the future. I will definitely contribute and do my best in organising many of them. Thanks to Ailbhe for taking out time for the Junonia dancers and to all of you for taking part! Special thanks to some of my very new modern style belly dance babies who did a great job of following and studying with Ailbhe!</span></span><br />
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I just wanted to mention that my group, Junonia Dance Company performed at our summer hafla in Sweeney's on 16 June and it was an absolute success. The Junonia dancers worked incredibly hard to rehearse and perform two group choreographies, the first being "Heartbeats" by The Knife, the second being a more traditional piece to "Crush" by Beats Antique featuring Brazz Menazeri.<br />
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The weeks leading up to the summer hafla were filled with loads of rehearsals and "overtime", and many discussions on how to create group costumes efficiently. I really enjoyed seeing the dancers grow so much and be so involved and excited about the whole process. It makes my job as a dance teacher and organiser so much easier and much more exciting because I can feel their support and enthusiasm which nurtures me throughout.<br />
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While I must say that the choice of venue will have to be a different one next time (It turned out to be far too small and stuffy), I had the impression the hafla turned out really well otherwise. We had a lot of really talented Dublin dancers perform at the event and it was a great start to networking more and will hopefully be a platform of increased collaborative efforts amongst the Dublin (Tribal Fusion and American Tribal Style community) in the future. I really enjoyed organising the event although sometimes juggling all the logistics and retaining a full time employment can be a bit challenging and demands good time management skills. But it all worked out really well, and everyone was so supportive on the night, so a big thanks goes to all my students for being so super amazing, and Nadia Gativa for keeping "my cool" on the night:) You guys just rock and I cannot wait for more haflas to come over the next few months. And a big thanks to all the other performers involved in the event!<br />
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Please check out Junonia Dance Company's new group page on facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JunoniaDanceCompany?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/JunoniaDanceCompany?fref=ts</a><br />
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J.V.SLunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-16635362730562339832013-07-30T12:38:00.003-07:002013-07-31T07:00:26.762-07:00Greystones Yoga- Weekend Intensive with David Swenson and Shelley Washington May 2013I meant to post an entry directly after the David Swenson Intensive Ashtanga yoga weekend at the end of May 2013, but clearly that never happened.<br />
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Participating in the Intensive Ashtanga yoga weekend with David and his wife Shelley Washington was an incredible privilege and I came out all buzzing and really motivated to take my own Ashtanga practice that bit further. Thanks to Rionach O'Flynn of Greystones Yoga, we were able to study with this seasoned, incredibly insightful and refreshingly funny yogi who has been practicing Ashtanga for the last forty years. It was an inspiring reminder that I am on the right track with my own practice, and that my practice has become so much more than just a way to become and stay physically fit. As a matter of fact, with consistent personal practice, I have managed to transform yoga into a lifestyle over the last few years. I am incredibly grateful to have discovered the practice because without it I would not know what to do, it's my anchor and keeps me sane no matter what is going on in the external world or with people around me.<br />
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David and Shelley take such a refreshing approach to teaching yoga, and make it so much fun. In fact, I cannot remember laughing as much in any yoga workshops I have taken in the past. I loved hearing David's little anecdotes throughout the workshops. While taking Ashtanga yoga seriously and passing it down in the traditional framework as taught by Patthabi Jois, David Swenson still manages to keep a healthy balance between a serious, disciplined practice and a lighthearted approach allowing for human error and inviting playfulness.<br />
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Another thing I particularly loved about David's workshops was the fact that it involved a lot of group work which did not only take out the tension and possible anxiety that some anasanas (like headstand, handstand and backbend) may cause in some people but it also gave us really precious knowledge about how to assist other yogis in accomplishing and practising certain poses in a healthy, supported and controlled manner. While I love backbending sequences I am still a little weirded out by the concept of freestanding headstands (this got much better over the last year) and especially handstands. The idea of potentially falling freaks out my adult self and I much prefer having people around to catch me in case I do happen to fall. I know falling won't kill me and David did explain how to fall and roll out of falls safely but I still have not managed to entirely let go of the fear (that simply imagining the potential of falling creates).<br />
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The fact that David and Shelley put us in groups to work on and explore handstand helped me enormously as it made me realize how much fun handstands actually are. I love seeing the world from an entirely different perspective, and exploring my balance and strength. Also, it made me acknowledge that I am probably already strong enough to attempt them (gradually) on my own although my rational mind still tends to try and convince me differently. Another aspect I really loved about the weekend was that we were able to discuss yoga philosophy quite a bit too, which was a great way for winding down the weekend.<br />
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While I mostly practise yoga on my own, I always appreciate opportunities of connecting with and getting to know fellow yogis/yoginis. The events organised by Greystones Yoga are always such a welcome chance for me to do yoga in a group setting. The David Swenson workshops (much more like the David Williams workshops at Greystones Yoga last year) really allowed me to exchange myself with yoga practitioners and to feel that I am part of a greater movement. Not only did I get a lift of a beautiful massage therapist and met other yoga girls as a result, but I was also able to meet new people assisting and being assisted in the workshops, and I spent two amazing days in Greystones. Greystones is such a beautiful place and the whole weekend was sunny and bright, and I enjoyed vegan food at the Happy Pear. How much better can life get?<br />
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Just because I am only posting this entry now, I wanted to also mention that my participation in the Luke Jordan workshops at Samadhi Dublin on 14 July was amazing too. Again, the second workshop (which followed a Led Primary Series class) was about Yoga philosophy and chanting and I will definitely read the Yoga Sutras in depth after this. My next yoga related adventure will be with the wonderful Gillian Mooney who will teach a series of amazing workshops over the coming bank holiday weekend.. I absolutely cannot wait for it! Saturday 3 August will commence with a Tristhana workshop (10-1 pm) followed by the Principles of Backbending (2-4 pm). Sunday 4 August will start with a Led Primary class (10-1 pm) followed by an Inversions workshop (2-4 pm). And Monday will be an Introductory workshop to the Intermediate series (10-1 pm) which I am particularly looking forward to. See <a href="http://www.ashtangayogaireland.ie/workshops.html">http://www.ashtangayogaireland.ie/workshops.html</a> for more information.<br />
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Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-68462885756822189562013-07-29T11:16:00.000-07:002013-07-30T00:08:39.904-07:00Tribal Umrah/ Marseille 19-29 July 2013Words cannot express the magical atmosphere at the (itinerant) Tribal Umrah Festival which took place in Marseille this year. Of all the dance events I have been to in the past few years this has by far exceeded my wildest expectations. Not only was I blessed enough to be picked to partake in the Pro-Track program, but the social activities and many dance events organised throughout the week just blew my mind. The talent and immense love and support shared were simply overwhelming and it will be take my quite some time to process all the impressions I had during my stay in the South of France.<br />
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We arrived the weekend before the festival kicked off, and I am glad we got some time to explore Marseille before being immersed in dance related events and training the week after our arrival. On getting off the plane at the airport on Friday 19 July, we were hit by a wall of heat and it took some time to acclimatize despite the heatwave in Dublin the two weeks prior to our departure. We were so lucky to have booked a flat on Avenue de Mazarques which we we discovered was just a convenient few houses up from the studio (Olga Semanova Dance Studios) reserved for the Pro-Track. My first experience booking a flat via Airbnb was really quite positive, and I am thinking of resorting to this accommodation option when travelling to events in the future. It really makes all the difference to be staying and living in a local's flat. It automatically gives you a feel of home and a certain sense of familiarity. We loved our flat right from the moment we stepped into the doors. It was great having a chat with the landlady in French and to discover that my French (spoken) skills are not as rusty as I thought they would be due to a lack of practice in recent years. The landlady gave us a few pointers as to what places to check out in the surrounding area, and we were chuffed to discover that the beach was just a short walk from the flat and Parc Borely was just down the road also. All in all, the ideal place to stay for our dance ventures.<br />
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My friend Teuta and fellow dance soul then joined us that Friday afternoon, driving down to Marseille by car, as she is currently undertaking a road trip through France. It was so wonderful to see her again after a year, and to catch up and hear about her French adventures so far. The next day (20 July) we decided to explore the neighborhood and walk into town (leaving dripping pools of sweat behind us on the way in). I am so glad we made the trip to the Old Port as it's just absolutely stunning. I loved sitting on the edge dipping my feet into the water and enjoying the view across to the boats and harbor. We also got to see the Gay Pride that paraded through town as we walked in and it was super fun to see everyone's make up and dress. The participants had a mad good time dancing and partying though their choice of music was rather questionable at times. The markets around town were also fun to check out, and the whole of Marseille smelled lovely, of handmade soaps and lavender. We also stuffed our faces with Macaroons which was definitely an occasion for me to make a vegetarian exception and for temporarily "abandoning" my largely vegan lifestyle. The sun was shining all day, and we were spoilt rotten by the weather!<br />
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The Sunday we finally spent on the beach, and I loved just being in the water, and reading a really stimulating book on neuroscience/brain plasticity.<br />
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Our Pro-Track adventures got kicked off by a four-hour Black Sheep workshop on Monday morning, and I loved it. It was nice to study their group improvisational format which is very informed by American Tribal Style and it gave me food for thought for group work when teaching my own classes. The following morning class consisted of the Suhaila Salimpour format taught by Ashara (assisted by the gorgeous Maelle from Belgium) and it was great to review the format as I have been studying it for quite some time now. Deb Rubin's "Dance Therapeutics" class on Wednesday was amazing, tying into and expanding on what I learnt from Deb at the Infusion Emporium in Wolverhampton last year. Amy Sigil then rocked our world the following morning with her "can do attitude" (despite her broken foot). Reciting "I am ready" at the beginning of class was super fun and summoned our energies for a highly energetic, powerful Unmata style class during which Amy also managed to put together a full group choreo (consisting of 21 Pro-Track dancers). The main message being that the movement is already within us and that we need to listen to ourselves and discover our own movement repertoire organically. Another lesson I took away from Amy's class was that even any day to day activities can inform our movement vocabulary as dancers. The last morning class of the week was delivered by Sharon Kihara, and I am so incredibly blessed to have finally studied with this stunningly beautiful and exceptionally talented dancer. Sharon had us do a really strong and much needed yoga warm up which I absolutely loved. She then went on to analyze two drum solos with us which was really informative. In this class, we also learnt a lot about the social dynamics between dancers and musicians before tackling and learning Sharon's extremely fun and unusual drum solo (which she also performed at the closing show on Saturday, 27 July).<br />
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Moving on to the afternoon sessions, April Rose worked very hard to create her water choreography with our Pro-Track group. It was such an honor to be working with April and also to be able to collaborate with so many talented dancers. I particularly loved the interactive approach which involved everyone's creative input. While I started out in the "underwater group" and contributed some movement to their routine, I then moved on to joining the floorwork group. It was six of us and I just adored the floorwork despite the hard, concrete floor at the Olga Semanova studio (Nr. 52 on Avenue de Mazargues) and many bruises acquired as a result.<br />
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I truly think being part of the Pro-Track was a necessary step towards greater professionalism and integral to my further development as a dancer teacher and dancer/performer. It was amazing to be able to work with dancers that boast such a high level of proficiency, everyone catching on so fast and being so pro-active and supportive of one another. Witnessing this high degree of mutual support and dedication really inspired me, we had such a great sense of community and fellow dancey kinship, it was heartwarming. I just loved getting to know all the amazing Pro-Track dancers and hope we will be dancing together again soon. Our performance on Saturday was just amazing and I am absolutely dying to watch the recording of the piece. Considering we only had two hours four of the afternoons to put together and learn the choreography with April Rose, I thought we did a great job of supporting each other on the night. The Pro-Track water choreography was a lovely way of opening the closing show! Words cannot begin to express what I felt on the night of the performance- The whole atmosphere was just so magical with the stage being set up at the seaside in open air. Dancing outside with the refreshing breeze in our faces was just wonderful and seeing all the other outstanding dancers perform was such an honor. All the performances were just stunning, and I was particularly moved by Sharon Kihara's first number which was so emotional, powerful and truly overwhelming, moving me to tears as a matter of fact.<br />
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Our first Tribal Umrah participation got rounded off by a hike to the Calanques which was organised by Djeyenne and her Tribal Umrah crew. The hike was a perfect way of winding down in nature after an intensive week of dancing. Swimming and enjoying the beach after the hike was such a great reward for our hard work throughout the week and gave us the opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better. The trail of pools of sweat we left during the hike to and from the Calanques was so worth it and I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed I will be able to join Tribal Umrah next year also!<br />
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Thanks to Djeyenne and her Tribal Umrah chicks, April Rose, all the Pro-Track performers, my students Grace and Yukari and my gorgeous friend Teuta for such a memorable dance holiday!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The whole idea was a bit daunting at first since I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. To be frank, the voice element of the workshops had me particularly worried. Sadly, I have not used my singing voice properly for a few years. While I used to sing along to my favorite music and didn't have any reservations or worries about how it sounded in the past (I enjoyed it way too much to care), my adult conscience caught up with me eventually. Now that I am sharing a flat, I am usually mute when listening to my favorite tracks and surpress the urge to sing along. Humming along I do at times, but full blown singing? Over my dead body, or at least only when I can guarantee no living soul is around to witness my pitiful attempts of singing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">This observation leads me to explore adult inhibitions. It makes me wonder why with age most of us lose the ability to simply engage in non-judgmental play. Most of the time, we demand a solid reason to engage in activities. Most of our activities need to be geared towards an ultimate (respectable) goal in order to be valid and for us to get a sense of achievement out of it. What we often don't realize is that his achievement driven mindset does not actually increase our sense of self worth but rather prevents us from allowing ourselves simple (and yet so vital) play time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The sense of wanting to get it perfect the first time around without acknowledging the fact that the journey is more important than the actual outcome is what has played on my mind a lot in the recent past. And this is probably one of the reasons why I wanted to participate in the workshops. It feels like I need to start allowing myself a lot more room for creative play because play is as precious and valid as discipline and commitment. I suppose it's the balance between the two forces that makes all the difference.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The workshops allowed me to tap into my playful self although some parts (like the use of voice and synchronizing sounds and movement) still scared the living daylights out of me. But at least I tried, and alas, it wasn't as bad an experience as I thought it might be. I even got to improve my fluency in gibberish which was interesting, to say the least. Also, it was really rewarding to find myself in a room full of individuals from different backgrounds ranging from theatre to literature and dance and hearing about their personal challenges in other areas. Despite our perceived differences, we are all so connected. Indeed, the fact that Tom provided a safe environment for us meant that we could open up to one another and support each other much more quickly, without the pressure of expectations. The sense of mutual support in the group was very tangible!</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Needless to say, I particularly loved the movement and body work Tom introduced to us. My body is used to moving so it was happily jumping on the opportunity to do just that. I love being able to improvise as it's not nearly done enough in led classes, or in my own time. And Tom's gradual instruction and progression into improvisational play, I think, was helpful and non-threatening even for individuals without a movement and dance background. The group dynamics that emerged from creative play were really amazing, both in a movement and theatrical way. It's incredible what happens when you listen to the group, and when you allow yourself to just go with the flow and try things, no matter how silly your intellectual and analytical mind may deem it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">So in short, I am ever so grateful to have had the opportunity to join this invitation to presence, and while I am still digesting all this precious information, I am already sure that I want to incorporate (at least some of) the elements and concepts Tom introduced into my own creative (dance) practice (play).</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Thanks ever so much to Coisceim for hosting Tom, and thanks to Tom for being patient and super supportive!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Through Tom’s improvisation practice, you will be guided to explore different manifestations of the expressive, present self: voice, movement, painting, writing, singing, stillness.</span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“We will consider the nature of being solo, in dialogue and existing as part of an ensemble; being in contact and apart; excavating the narratives in our anatomy and the games in our senses. By tuning our senses, we aim to rediscover the simplicity of inspiration that lies dormant, present and eager within each of us.”</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>TOM PRITCHARD</b> is a Glasgow-based performer, improviser and facilitator working across dance, theatre, poetry and improvisation. He has performed internationally in solo and ensemble works for companies across Europe and has choreographed for, amongst others, Scottish Dance Theatre, IndepenDANCE and the SSCD. Tom is also an international facilitator of dance, improvisation and multidisciplinary performance and has directed On The Stage Of The Present since 2010. For more information about Tom’s practice, please visit <a href="http://www.onthestageofthepresent.com/" style="color: rgb(185, 192, 51) !important; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.onthestageofthepresent.com/">www.onthestageofthepresent.com</a></span></div>
Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-50311673207328256202013-05-13T06:29:00.002-07:002013-05-13T06:40:05.320-07:00Tribal Remix- Brighton- 3-6 May 2013<br />
Back home- back to the rut! I always find settling back into everyday work life the most difficult part.<br />
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Dance Intensives and workshops- whilst at times exhausting with all the travelling required- always nurture me so much, sustain my soul and contribute to my further education as a dancer and teacher. The creative, physical and emotional experiences I am able to gain at those events starkly contrast the routine of my office job, and I often find it hard to accept the creative bleakness on my return to work.<br />
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Tribal Remix was an absolute success as far as I am concerned. A lot of sweat, a lot of floor work and contemporary modern dance (which is right up my alley). More muscles built, teaching skills experienced and acquired. I am ever so grateful for individuals like Hilde Canoodt whose organisational talent and zeal enable the European dance community to expand their dance expertise. Tribal Remix 2013 hosted dance teachers of very high caliber such as Mardi Love, Tjarda van Straten, Mirjam Sutter, Valerie Romanin and last but not least festival organiser Hilde Cannodt herself.<br />
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I was sick all of last week, but the zombie virus and my battered ankle did not prevent me from participating in all the workshops lined up for the weekend. I had no choice in this matter, to miss out on any of them would have been heartbreaking. I am so grateful that my conviction pulled me through, sniffling and congested, but all the same.<br />
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We actually arrived the Thursday night, and had Friday morning for a wee stroll on Brighton Pier and along the pebbly beach right outside our hostel. I always savor opportunities of going out into nature for peaceful walks so much, especially seeing that we are constrained to our office desks for most part of the week. Not exactly a fulfilling experience. Following our blissful stroll in the sun we had a really rewarding 3-hour workshop experience in Mardi Love's <i>Original Choreography</i> class. I had never studied with Mardi before, so was super excited at familiarizing myself with her teaching style and getting challenges thrown at us. I adore her lovely precise isolations and the combinations which she presented us with make for handy study material to improve precision and speed. It felt like being dipped into Vintage playful romance!<br />
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Saturday kicked off with Tjarda Van Straten's 2-hour <i>The way you make me feel workshop</i> which completely aligned with everything (and more) I am looking for right now as a dancer. I found the experimental nature of the workshops and the exercises quintessential to building expression and story line in my own dance. Expression and confident stage presence are aspects I am often struggling with, especially when put before audience. Tjarda made us present our own little improvisational sequence to the class participants at the end of class, and asked us to put emotion and expression into it. A seemingly simple, yet (to me) such frightening task. Again, I was confronted with my biggest fear of exposing my bare emotions in front of others, which is contrary to my introverted nature. In front of audience, it just does not seem to come natural to me at all, despite the huge love and passion I feel for dance. We laughed a lot in this class though, especially when we teamed up together to tackle the exercises. Tjarda's "unconventional" class was followed by Joe Darby's Contemporary Dance Technique. Everyone loved Joe's warm-up and combinations, and both classes really inspired me to get back to my contemporary modern dance practice at Dublin Dance House and CoisCeim. The day was rounded off by a fun ATS inspired workshop taught by Hilde Canoodt in collaboration with live musician Sabio.<br />
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Sunday was another wonderful day filled with fun, dance and laughter. It started with Mardi Love's <i>New Combinations</i> workshop, followed by Mirjam Sutter's high energy <i>Balkan choreography </i>and completed by Valerie Romanin's <i>Barefoot Flamenco </i>workshop. Mirjam's teaching style is so high energy, and drill based and she makes sure to diligently correct students. Out of the whole Intensive this was probably the class that challenged me the most- due to the speed, the different movement quality which contrasts Tribal Fusion and Contemporary. Last but not least, Valerie's workshop really made me reflect on the expressiveness inherent in hand movements and the attitude transmitted by certain foot patterns.<br />
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The Saturday night we went to the student hafla, which was really fun. It is always so inspiring to see new ideas presented on stage! Sammy Gatehouse's performance that night blew me away, it was so strong and emotionally charged. Sunday night finished with a teacher show case which showcased stunning performances and although I loved all of them, I particularly responded to Mirjam Sutter's first piece which was dedicated to the Palestine population and their struggles.<br />
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Monday was our last happy day dancing. It was a little bit more relaxed than the days before, though I must admit my biceps and triceps thanked me for it with blissful aches. I most certainly "blame" (in a good way) Mirjam's floorwork class for that. I loved loved loved her floorwork items, and I totally want to play with contemporary floorwork more in the future. Tjarda's <i>Silent Waves</i> workshops again presented us with a lot of group exercises using voice to create rhythms and music, and experimenting with contrast, dynamics in movement. It was super interesting (and invited us to be goofy in groups) and I plan to incorporate those items in my personal practice in the future.<br />
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Mardi's <i>Slow Layers and Sultry Combinations </i>allowed us to revisit body rolls, chest circles and she taught us a lovely slow combination in the end. We then ended up in the parking lot for a Q&A with Mardi riddling her with questions on her experiences in creating dance opportunities and the like.<br />
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I am so grateful to have been able to participate in this event, as events like this always inspire me to push on and to continuously believe in my own path as a dancer and teacher. I love learning and I so appreciate the opportunities that have now become able to dancers across Europe that study Tribal Fusion and modern style belly dance.<br />
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~Namaste~<br />
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Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-16767241014376143952013-04-18T05:10:00.001-07:002013-04-18T05:10:08.240-07:00Suhaila Salimpour Intensive- Lilian Baylis at Sadler's Well, London 7& 8 July 2012It feels like an eternity ago already. I wish it was only yesterday, and that I could repeat it over and over again, today, for the rest of the week, the next few months, years for that matter. I could not get enough of dance training of such high quality like that, ever!<br />
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But alas, the reality is that I am stuck in the office chained to my desk yet another day, eyes glued to the screen, only sustained by recalling the happy dancey moments I spent in Sadler's Wells Theatre, London's equivalent to Dublin Dance House two weeks ago.<br />
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This was my first spontaneous overnight stay in London in honor of dance. Initially, I was a little concerned at flying out to the UK for (barely) two days. Would it be stressful, tiring, what about my carbon footprint? However, anyone who previously studied with Suhaila knows that staying sensible when Suhaila Salimpour workshops and Intensives are at stake is a major undertaking. Opportunities for European dancers to study with Suhaila in Europe are still few and far in between, although thanks to amazing individuals like Anna Kemper, Hilde Canoodt and Maelle and their organisational talent and commitment the occasions to study the Suhaila Salimpour format increase steadily on European shores.<br />
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Since I am only posting this a year after the event (the draft was sitting here this long, desperate right?), I just wanted to add that I am intending to participate in the Suhaila workshops in Brussels this year in October 2013. I am hoping to make a final decision and stick with it by the end of this week, stop making excuses along the lines of it being too excessive- a luxury item- on the list of my other expenditures.<br />
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<br />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-14112556292942655442013-04-18T03:35:00.002-07:002013-04-18T05:11:06.855-07:00"Breaking Through The Layers'- Alexis Southall workshop in Dublin- 13th April 2013I have not posted in absolute ages, partially due to the fact that I am still struggling with severe social media phobia, and because some new year's challenges keep me busy in real life. One challenge that currently impacts my training schedule is a fairly substantial ankle injury which I am anxiously monitoring because it has not considerably improved over the last month. I am anxious because I need it to fully heal before participating in the ProTrack Intensive week during the Tribal Umrah Festival in Marseille in July. I am so fortunate to have been accepted to such an incredible event and to study with amazing teachers, Asharah, April Rose, Amy Sigil and Sharon Kihara, to name but the ones I have not had the opportunity to study with yet. Here the link for the full programme: <a href="http://www.tribalumrah.fr/StagePla_En.html">http://www.tribalumrah.fr/StagePla_En.html</a><br />
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I sometimes wish I was more in the habit of blogging and sharing my thoughts, but it still does not feel natural to me. Exchanging personal thoughts and experiences with friends and family, fair enough, but publishing them? On the other hand I recognise the importance of some blogs. I for one am forever grateful for discovering and exploring blog entries of fellow dancers who have experienced similar challenges and blocks but are, contrary to me, brave enough to share them with the rest of the community. One of those really incredible dancers is Alexis Southall whose blog has inspired me immensely in the last year. Just to give two examples of incredibly precious entries by Alexis are <a href="http://www.alexissouthall.com/page9.htm">http://www.alexissouthall.com/page9.htm</a> and <a href="http://www.alexissouthall.com/page9.htm">http://www.alexissouthall.com/page9.htm</a> the latter of which deals with the responsibility you have as a dance teacher. It definitely corresponds to what I believe <i>"being an inspiring, responsible dance teacher"</i> entails.<br />
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We were incredibly fortunate that Alexis came to Dublin last weekend to teach her <i>"Breaking through the layers"</i> workshop during which she taught us a choreography to <i>"The End of the Month"</i> by Broken. The workshop reminded me to appreciate musicality and to intently listen to your piece of music rather than confining yourself to meticulously, mathematically dissecting it, and counting movement sequences. I also realised that I need to push myself a little bit more in my own practice because it is far too easy to just default what you know inherently well already, settling with moves your body has learnt to love and master perfectly. So an item for my practice agenda will be to challenge myself more in terms of increasing the speed and precision of my isolations. I really loved the choreo Alexis taught us! It was short and sweet and I cannot wait to actually get the music in order to review and revise it again.<br />
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To complete a perfectly inspiring workshop experience we went to Dada, a Maroccan restaurant on South William Street and my beautiful friend and kindred dance spirit Ailbhe who is over in Dublin for a visit from Madrid where she currently lives, the stunning Alexis (who aside from doing a solo also did a spontaneous ATS improvisation with Gwenaelle) and Lorraine each performed gorgeous dance pieces.<br />
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Thanks for a wonderful workshop Alexis, and thanks to Yasmina for organising this event!<br />
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My next workshop adventure will be in Brighton at Tribal Remix at the beginning of May and I cannot wait!<br />
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<br />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-1189076006278819282012-12-21T03:42:00.002-08:002012-12-21T03:42:52.611-08:00<span style="color: #33cc00; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Season's Greetings to y'all and a happy New Year filled with laughter, love, dance and joy!!! :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: georgia, serif;">With regard to Thursdays it will be a foundations course suitable for beginners and all those who want to perfect their technique (4 weeks each) for which you will sign up for in advance. Please send me a mail to express your interest and sign up so this can go ahead!:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: georgia, serif;">Also, I am planning on organising more regular workshops in Studio 99 and DHC next year, so am hugely excited about that! You can always send me emails and suggestions for classes and workshops at this point as I will be setting up plans/schedules before the new year!</span></div>
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Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-75128659738865531602012-08-06T14:15:00.001-07:002012-08-06T14:33:56.357-07:00New class cycle in the Dublin Holistic Centre starting Wednesday 8 August 2012<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Dearest dancers,</span><br />
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After an exciting weekend of studying with my teacher Wendy Marlatt, and a wonderfully inspiring hafla in the Wellington Pub, on Baggot Street/ Dublin, </div>
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Upcoming classes are based on introducing and revising modern style belly dance fundamentals and movement combinations, and on working on group choreography.</div>
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Classes are <span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: medium;">open to all levels</span>, be it complete beginner, intermediate dancers wanting to improve their technique or the more advanced dancers seeking to perfect and revisit basics. We have 20 weeks left in 2012 (!) which <span style="color: #993399; font-size: medium;"><b>Junonia Bellydancemble</b></span> will dedicate to the joy of modern style/ tribal fusion belly dance.</div>
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They are now shortened from 2 to <span style="font-size: medium;">1 1/2 hours </span>in order to better accommodate baby dancers.</div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please contact me at <a href="mailto:jasmiini3@gmail.com">jasmiini3@gmail.com</a> to register your interest before Wednesday, 8 August 2012 and/or if you have any questions.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have outlined a course program to bring us up to 19 December which you don't want to miss out on.</span></b><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It will give you a wonderful foundation in basic/ intermediate belly dance technique/ drills, and prepare you for group choreography and greater things to follow in 2013.</span></b></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-69173783229093872862012-06-01T02:42:00.003-07:002012-06-01T02:57:51.893-07:004-week Summer "Crash Course" in beginner modern style belly dance/ June 2012<br />
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I am all excited to announce that we will start a <u><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>four-week
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Looking forward to shimmying with you</div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-60900638247391664912012-05-22T00:44:00.000-07:002012-05-22T00:44:45.966-07:00Live totallyI have not posted in a very long time. This owes to my increasing aversion against the world wide web, and the "humanoid" monstrosities social networking helps to create with certain individuals exhibiting increasingly fewer inhibitions vis-à-vis self indulgence and self-contentedness.<br />
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Nonetheless, I was asked a while ago to share the experiences made at the Anasma Intensive in Amsterdam in March 2012 and the Assale Ibrahim Intensive in Dublin the following month. Since it is nice to recall those golden moments of immersing myself in dance, I will do soon by the end of this week, ideally. For anyone interested and for myself, to remember great and enriching exposure to one of my creative passions!<br />
<br />For now, just a little quote for inspiration:<br />
<i>"Live totally, and love intensely so that each moment becomes golden, and that your whole life becomes a series of golden moments"</i> ~Osho<br />
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Modern society by and large seems to have lost the inherently crucial skill of just being and living in the now, savouring the crucial aspects of life- family and friends, the quality (!!!) as opposed to the quantity of your relationships, nature, enjoyment of life and inspiration- rather than succumbing to materialistic greed and self-complacent, uninteresting chatter on social media fori.<br />
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This is it for now,<br />
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Namaste<br />
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<br />Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-44265868987344989022012-02-27T03:37:00.013-08:002012-02-27T23:43:35.359-08:00Junonia Bellydancemble News: New 8-week Beginner course due to start March 17, 2012<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dearest Dancers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A new </span><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>8-week course in modern style belly dance</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">is scheduled to start on</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Saturday March 17, 2012.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This course will bring us up to 12 May 2012. It will introduce you to and familiarise you with basic belly dance moves and technical concepts. You will also be taught new combinations putting technique and specific belly dance items into context, which will allow us to enjoy the joy of dance together. You will also learn a beginner choreography by the end of the course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Time: </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><b style="color: #e69138;">Saturdays, 1 30-3 00 pm</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Venue: </span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Studio 99, South Circular Road,</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">(Purple door to left of stairs/opposite the bank), </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Investment: </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 100 Euro before 10 March 2012, 105 Euro on day of commencement of course</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This course is limited to 8-9 dancers, to book send me a mail. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Payment can be made either by bank transfer or cash in class on 3 March 2012 for those of you already attending classes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The studio provides a lovely, welcoming space for your first belly dance moves, and I am really looking forward to hearing from you and dancing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks a mill for passing this information on to anyone who you think may be interested.</span><br />
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</div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-28245470093297379832012-01-23T01:33:00.000-08:002012-01-23T01:33:35.602-08:007 January 2012- Successful kick-off 2012, introductory modern belly dance workshop!Last Saturday, 7 January 2012, I taught my first workshop of 2012. What an inspiring, great way to kick start the new year, and to set the positive tone for even greater things-dance to follow. The 3-hour long session was designed as an initiative to spread knowledge of and interest in modern style belly dance across Dublin and by proxy, to reinforce the European wide Tribal Fusion/Modern Belly dance movement.<br />
The attendance was overwhelming, and impressive, especially considering it being only the first week into the new year. I had previously had concerns about organising the workshop so early in the year but then decided to go for it as an impulsive means to engender increased class participation.<br />
Last year especially during the summer months, student numbers fluctuated greatly so I am hoping we will get a lot more steady committment going this year.<br />
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Concerns about the workshop happening too early in the year were however unwarranted, and the various new year's resolutions actually inspired everyone to get active right away.<br />
The room was packed, and although it was almost impossible to fit everyone in, we managed, although by the end of the session the room felt more like a Bikram yoga studio (despite the opened windows) than a dance studio. I had even had four last-minute cancellations and was worrying that attendance may be low to new year's hangovers and the like. But had those for students turned up with their friends I am not sure how I could have fit them really.<br />
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Now I do not want to delude myself. I know that New Year's resolutions wear really thin after a few weeks, for most individuals anyway. However, I am still crossing my fingers and toes that at least 2/3 of that class come back and attend my weekly beginner classes in modern style bellydance.<br />
I am starting a beginner course which will last 8 weeks this Saturday 14 January 2012 and am so hopeful that it will kick start well. And that many students will be inspired to learn the art, that is modern style bellydance and eventually join our Junonia Bellydancemble.<br />
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A big thanks to the Dublin Holistic Centre for giving me the opportunity to host this 2 for 1 Introductory Modern Bellydance workshop! I am looking forward to organising and preparing a lot more initiatives like that in the future!<br />
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JVS/ Junonia BellydancembleLunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-5306631493276397082012-01-01T04:30:00.000-08:002012-01-01T04:36:36.640-08:00Mark 7 January 2012 in your calendars- Introductory workshop to Modern Belly Dance& Junonia Bellydancemble dancing!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Junonia Bellydancemble performing a group choreo to Movits- Fel del av garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photos courtesy by Magda Kozlowska- Goulash Disko December 2011</td></tr>
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I am so very happy to announce that 2012 will be kicked of with my teaching a <br />
2 1/2 hour long <strong><span style="color: purple;">Introductory workshop to Modern Belly Dance</span></strong>, which will also entail lovely candy such as illustrations, video presentations and an informal performance by my wonderful<span style="color: purple;"> <b>Junonia Bellydancemble</b></span> dancers!<br />
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The <span style="color: purple;"><b>workshop will start at 2 pm</b></span> on the dot and we will dance <span style="color: purple;"><b>until 4 30 pm</b></span> and be rewarded for our shimmies and sweat incurred by an illustration on how moves come together in a finished choreo. <br />
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It is planned that Junonia Bellydancemble will perform both a group number and a trio and the floor can then be opened for further questions, time permitting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Junonia Bellydancemble's gems Goulash Disko December 2011</td></tr>
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I am really thrilled over all the peeps who are already signed up to attend the workshop as a wonderful way to kick start the new year in a positive vein! For bookings, please send a mail to<span style="color: purple;"><b> jasmiini3@gmail.com</b></span>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy Magda Kozlowska, Junonia BDE performing a duet to Portishead- All Mine</td></tr>
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Do not forget that it is <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2 in for 1</span></b></span> meaning you can take a friend along and enjoy the joy of dance with them for just 17 Euro.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hail to 2012, may it be a year filled with dance, dance, dance!</span><br />
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Happy New Year to y'all!</span><br />
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JVS/Junonia Bellydancemble<br />
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For information on weekly classes and workshops/events 2012 please consult <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/">www.jasbellyfusion.com</a>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-68927726901121814252012-01-01T03:45:00.000-08:002012-01-01T04:32:48.430-08:00Taking stock of the old year and in with the new!With impending new year's celebrations, many take stock of successes and trip-ups incurred in the past year, where necessary making amends to welcome a new chapter. Although I am disinclined to share private experiences publicly, some notes on the most significant milestones 2011 seem appropriate.<br />
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2011 burst with dance and yoga. Both combined allowed for precious personal growth. Whilst the year was never short of challenges, the hurdles encountered continue to remind me that obstacles are "simply" there to jump or remove altogether (like Ganesh would do). While my current work does not (yet) satisfy my professional aspirations or academic qualifications, my passions never failed to nurture me in 2011. Dance and yoga provided the vital creative counter force to an underwhelming, busy job. Regular practising both disciplines keeps me zen, where my professional situation is far from ideal.<br />
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Beginning with <span style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">PHYSICADVENTURES</span><span style="color: purple; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>teaching dance counts towards one of the best adventures of 2011. While I was toying with the thought of ultimately taking on this major responsibility, I was probably "forced into it more prematurely than I wanted to" because of my teacher Wendy Marlatt leaving Ireland in 2009. Losing my mentor created a blistering limbo and left no excuses for not moving on. Then, the notion of teaching started taking shape. All throughout 2010, I was fortunate to collaborate with and be supported by Ailbhe Large, and Nadia Gativa. This companionship meant a lot to me after a challenging 2009 which screamed for reassessing the role of dance in my life, and breaking away from the old.<br />
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At the beginning of 2011, I started teaching two weekly classes in Dublin, and albeit occasional struggles (financial and otherwise) it has taught me the world of good. My students' progress continues to inspire me and their enthusiasm and support motivates me throughout. While teaching entails immense responsibility, I can safely say that it helped me progress in ways I had not thought possible. It was the piece in the puzzle missing in my dance curriculum. Starting classical dance at the age of 6, moving on to other styles until I discovered Tribal Fusion, and rediscovered Modern Contemporary Dance.<br />
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Teaching has taught me that <i><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>"Dance is a way of life, an awareness that we bring to everything we do" (Mira Betz)</b> </span></i>and that in being faithful to my true, creative nature, I can never be afraid to devote my life and soul to dance. Despite of being obliged to work in a regular job for financial security and still yearning to utilize both my intellect and my artistic forces.<br />
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Teaching also entails mundane organisational work, and much of the day can be spent in front of the computer sending mails, updating websites, tweets, informing students of class schedules and events. Also, it is inevitable to market classes, to inform the public, increasing public awareness of the dance form.<br />
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I am so delighted about our Hafla in aid of Bodywhys which took place in the Church Bar Cellar, Dublin 1 on 7 August 2011. <i style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;">"Celebrating the body in dance"</i> gave both students and dancers from all across the various genres (Modern Contemporary, Traditional Bellydance, ATS, Modern Belly Dance, Tango) the opportunity to share their passion with one another. And all this for a great cause! Although the event was pretty informal we still managed to raise 160 Euro thanks to the generosity of friends and family. According to a mail I received from Bodywhys on 15 November 2011 these funds are likely to go towards the development of two new informational leaflets. One will focus on the correlation between eating disorders and self harm and the second will elaborate on the association of eating disorders with depression, Both are areas that affected individuals have highlighted as concerns.<br />
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In terms of performing, Junonia (Modern) Fusion Bellydancemble, short Junonia Bellydancemble, premiered two choreographed pieces, a duet to Beats Antique's "Dope Crunk" and a trio to The Knife's "Heartbeats" at our August edition of <i style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;">"Celebrating the body in dance". </i>In 2012, I am hopeful to organise a sequel event attracting greater numbers of dancers and members of the public (beyond friends and family) to join into the fun of dance.<br />
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Other great opportunities for regular performances of Junonia Bellydancemble have arisen thanks to Goulash Disko events and Lady Windermere's Cafe in the Backloft. In addition, performances at workshops I attended abroad (Brighton) and smaller scale haflas (The Zoryanna) in Dublin have upped the performance portfolio.<br />
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While teaching has taught me about myself, it has given me a great insight into different learning methods/speeds. Individuals often act the same ways in their every day life as they do in their dance (or yoga) practice. This is probably true for most disciplines. Some tackle challenges head on, some resign themselves at hurdles and complain, some are timid at first but show tremendous commitment go all the way with the greatest discipline. It is exciting to see so many variations and learn from them!<br />
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My own dance has suffered a bit in 2011 as I invested most of my efforts into students, letting procrastination rule with regards to my own performances/progress. This needs to be addressed urgently in the new year. On a more positive note, I have rediscovered Modern Contemporary Dance as my chosen (liberating) form of self expression. 2012 will be dedicated to this dance form with renewed energy and devotion. There is never an end to learning, and I cannot wait to learn more about Contemporary and to dance more next year.<br />
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Moving on to yoga, as my second physical adventure.Years ago I fell in love with yoga, to be more precise, Asthanga Yoga. However, this year, I practised it with much greater devotion. Also, I am grateful to have meet Gillian Mooney, who is now my chosen Asthanga yoga mentor and roams between Ireland and India/Mysore to teach and train. Alongside with a heightened awareness, I have toyed with thoughts of turning to veganism and travelling to Mysore. The stories Gillian and others tell are inspiring, to say the least and it would humble me greatly to study at the Asthanga Yoga Institute in Mysore.<br />
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Other than that, in 2011 I redicovered my enormous passion for languages. I started reading newspaper articles in the Norwegian newspaper, even made small attempts of child-like Norwegian conversations. It's been a major liberation to take a more chilled approach to language learning, still respecting the grammar but at the same time trying to converse at an early stage rather than waiting for the "perfect" moment.<br />
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Unfortunately, my <b><span style="color: #e06666;">INTELLEXPLORATION</span></b><b style="color: #ea9999;"> </b>abruptly ended at Norwegian language learning. My First Class honours B.A and M.A are of no great use in the office environment I feel so stuck in, and except for using my language skills I am underwhelmed on a daily basis.<br />
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As a result my <b><span style="color: #e06666;">PROFESSIONADVANCEMENT</span></b><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span>has left wanting in 2011, and screams for improvement in the new year. I have already had thoughts of travelling more both for dance and music, even to the extent of moving elsewhere to try my luck with a respectable career.<br />
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<u>More personal lessons learnt from 2011 are:</u><br />
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Some individuals appeal to affection/emotions for personal gain and are wolves in sheep skin, self centred and unsympathetic to anyone else's needs but their own. No matter how much you care or you yearn for them to understand your point of view, they will never give "a fiddler's fart" because they are self absorbed beyond repair.<br />
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Conclusion: Turn away from those bloodsuckers and forget any sense of affection you may feel. Move on.<br />
This is easier said than done when you are the caring type and inclined to always believe in the best of people.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #e06666;">Item II</span></u></b><br />
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<i>"Life is too short to waste it with tears"</i><br />
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My friend Kelly (31) was killed in a car crash in Western Australia at the peak of her life, leaving her family and all her friends heartbroken. The way she lived her life, to the full, simply enjoying life and using what it threw at her will continue to inspire me in 2012. It sounds cliche but it is SO vital to live every day as if it was your last. And to make sure that you would be happy with the way you lived your life and treated others at any given moment you may go, be it at a young or old age. To assure that those who you love know you do, and that you show them every day how much they mean to you.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #e06666;">Item III</span></u></b><br />
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<i>"Do, or do not. There is not try".</i><br />
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Yoda's wisdom is pretty much self explanatory. Those who are not full of words and talk (i.e fluff)) but just do, warrant my respect over loud mouths any day. No need to go on and on and on about what you want to achieve and how unhappy you are about this and that, thinking everyone else is actually interested.<br />
You simply need to stand up for yourself and actually have the "balls" (rather than empty words) to change things and "just" do without all the unnecessary waffle that will stall progress.<br />
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This is all for now, my musings over 2011 and my more personal blabber is reserved for the good old fashioned diary!<br />
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Looking back at 2011, and appreciating how busy I was creatively (regardless of work annoyance), it is definitely true what they say that time flies when you are having fun!<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I absolutely cannot wait for 2012, which will be a year filled with creativity, joy, love and great endeavors, professionally, personally and artistically</b></span>.<br />
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"Rock on" as Kelly would say.<br />
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For information on weekly classes and workshops/events 2012 please consult <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/">www.jasbellyfusion.com</a>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-57782688085192684912011-12-15T01:29:00.000-08:002012-01-01T04:34:44.470-08:00AMOON plays Lady Windermere's Caffeinated Art and Literature SalonIt's been a while I posted a blog entry, which is really just down to being snowed under, in work, with dance/training/yoga, general organisational duties and also trying to balance all that with relation/friend-ships. Talk about multi-tasking. I wish I could say that I was literally being snowed under (in) but unfortunately Dublin did not see any proper snow thus far. Proper, knee-deep (or more) snow would mean I could work from home more regularly, without feeling guilty/worried that some (out of sync, bored) co-workers may complain about it being unfair, rather than actually getting their head down to work themselves. Instead of waisting the day in the office with unnecessary waffle. This in turn would also have the welcome, soothing effect of not encountering any hassle with Dublin public transport or experiencing frustration over the way I have been driving for over ten years now, yet still do not own my own car because I am too sensible about money matters.<br />
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But alas, in work again today after "taking the liberty" to work from home yesterday. Did I mention, it really (!) sucks to travel on public transport, especially Dublin public transport. Anyway, I made it in and to console myself I thought I may write a brief blog entry, firstly, to let off "some steam" about how the concept of working from home should be a generally accepted rule and secondly, to announce:<br />
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A wonderful music event this evening in the Back Loft in Dublin under the header of<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>AMOON plays Lady Windermere's Caffeinated Art and Literature Salon</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>'The Back Loft', La Catedral Studios , 7-11 St. Augustine St, Dublin, Ireland</b></span><br />
Now I am already extremely excited about AMOON playing, because the music he makes is unique, and dreamy and generally just deadly to see live. But even better, they asked us to dance with them on the night!<br />
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Since it was quite short notice, and due to the afore mentioned fact of "being snowed under", I will just pull out a quick solo to "War Bird" by AMOON and my wonderful friend Nadia Gativa will do a solo too.<br />
But rest assured that is only the start of something even greater, and promises future collaborations between Dublin based musicians and dancers. Which is just brilliant, 'nuf said.<br />
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So despite being poorly myself, and blaming it on the Arctic conditions reigning Dublin, I will nonetheless be there to admire Amoon's tunes, and so should you!<br />
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Support your local musicians, dancers and artists of all backgrounds! With those desperate times and the economic hardships endured since the bailout, art continues to sustain each one of us.<br />
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So support the local talents, and come check out Amoon tonight. For more info see<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/258622874193890/"> https://www.facebook.com/events/258622874193890/</a><br />
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Oh, and definitely do not forget to come along to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Goulash Disko at The Twisted Pepper tomorrow night</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">, </span></b>see<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/183135128447719/"> https://www.facebook.com/events/183135128447719/</a>. You will have the opportunity to check out the Serbia based electro royalty <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Shazalakazoo and the lovely Junonia Bellydancemble</b></span> </span>dancers perform a few numbers too! See my events page for info <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html">http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html</a>.<br />
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Yay! To a not so gloomy, fun (music/dance) filled wintry December month!<br />
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See you there.<br />
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JVS/ Junonia Bellydancemble<br />
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For information on weekly classes and workshops/events 2012 please consult <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/">www.jasbellyfusion.com</a><br />
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Below video was a very spontaneous improv to AMOON on the day. Other vids are up on my Youtube Channel appearing under Jasmiini27.<br />
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Do not miss this fun packed event, with DJs Iva and Shrem once more rocking the venue with their great choice Balkan and various other electro tunes. As this will be the last Goulash Disko before March 2012, you are not to miss it and pre-party the new year with us.<br />
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Doors open at 10 30 pm, tickets will be 12 Euro at the door or 10 Euro with a flyer posted by Goulash Disko on facebook, check out their facebook event page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/183135128447719/">https://www.facebook.com/events/183135128447719/</a> and <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html">http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html</a> for more info, and details to be announced soon.<br />
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See you there, jiggly shimmies and happy smileys!<br />
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Jasmin Victoria/ Junonia Bellydancemble<br />
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Check out for sample of Shazalakazoo<br />
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</tbody></table>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-21827139430487411452011-11-08T05:42:00.000-08:002011-11-28T07:31:33.274-08:00Goulash Disko Movember Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>If you regularly indulge in dancing your butt off with friends, if you are passionate about music and enjoy Balkan beats in particular, then Goulash Disko will guarantee to make you burn the dance floor with your fellow dancemaniacs. Goulash Disko started out as a monthly music event held in The Twisted Pepper, a very sought after Dublin City Centre venue which is handily located on Middle Abbey Street just off O'Connell Street. Not only is the venue a great choice, as you can conveniently commute to it by bus, LUAS or simply walk there, but the concept of Goulash Disko is rather unique and has taken Dublin nightlife by storm.<br />
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Goulash Disko has become legendary for bringing to Dublin the characteristic beats of the Balkans, something which was unheard of in the capital before. The initiative has proven to be a great success and has since February 2011 become a staple in Dublin fair city's Friday night entertainment, allowing dance and music enthusiasts to let their hair down after a (too) long week in work/ college and to meet the like-minded.<br />
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Junonia Bellydancemble regularly participate at this great event and our performances on 27 May, 8 July and 4 MOvember have provided us with amazing experiences that will stick with us for a long time yet. Goulash Disko(s) to date are associated with lovely memories, doing what we love "dancing" the most, whilst being surrounded by very talented musicians, fellow dancers (Fafa) and generally, lovely, happy, dancing people.<br />
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For instance, I vividly remember the beats that engulfed The Twisted Pepper, being skillfully delivered by the really likeable, equally talented Gypsy Hill musicians at the May Goulash Disko. Gypsy Hill is a collaboration betwen DJ Kobayashi and Herbert Newbert and the live band like to present authentic Balkan, Gypsy, Swing, Mediterranean sounds sprinkled with electronic beats. They even asked us to spontaneously dance to their live beats, which was tremendous fun ! It was a great privilege to share the stage with such talented musicians. This time around, on the 4th of MOvember, Saint John the Gambler, a well known Dublin alternative folk act rocked the walls of The Twisted Pepper and you should not miss the opportunity to see this performer live if you have a chance. Very enjoyable and hugely talented indeed!<br />
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The MOvember edition of Goulash Disko on 4 MOvember saw the dancers of Junonina Bellydancemble sprout lovely, curly MO's (evidence below) and dance two fabulously fun numbers in order to help support the Movember cause. I greatly respect Goulash Disko for wanting to promote this honourable cause. It is extremely important to further raise awareness around men's health issues in the Republic and across Europe (and the world). With prostate cancer representing the number one male cancer, it is vitally important to increase knowledge about the MOvember cause, and help raise funds which can in turn help research, education and suvivorship in men in specific and the population at large. If you need any more information on the initiative, consult <a href="http://ie.movember.com/about">http://ie.movember.com/about</a>. Even if this year it may be too late to register your willingness to sprout your MO, definitely join and do it next year!<br />
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The MOvember edition of Goulash Disko was great fun, and again the fabulous Yabe Chan entertained the crowd with fab beats all night. Oh, and don't forget to check out Na G Shrem who entertained previously at Goulash Diskos in July for example, and also plays great beats and much craic.<br />
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We cannot wait for the next Goulash Disko to hit Dublin town soon, sooner, soonest! Do not miss it, great entertainment to be guaranteed at that. Goulash Disko are hosting the Serbian act Shazalakazoo in December at another memorable event to enter Dublin's nightlife calendar!<br />
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Stay tuned in on Junonia's performances at <a href="http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/">http://www.jasbellyfusion.com/</a> and check out Goulash Disko on facebook.<br />
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Jiggly shimmies, and happy smileys <br />
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</a>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140476669534801112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805270297234919028.post-77994432573416699312011-10-29T03:37:00.000-07:002011-11-14T06:48:39.521-08:00Goulash Disko Movember edition 4 November 2011 at the Twisted Pepper, Lower Abbey Street!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #666666;">Junonina Bellydancemble will be performing two numbers (one solo, one ATS improv) at the Movember edition of the wonderful Goulash Disko on 4 November 2011 and we cannot wait to burn the dance floor with everyone afterwards!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;">This event will be fun, Balkan Beats packed as usual. Irish band St JOHN THE GAMBLER will play </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #666666;">their unique fusion of Alternative Gypsy Celtic Industrial Tango Blues Folk Pirate Country Miriachi Fusion Indie </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #666666;">Rock, NO SIKIRIKI, and regulars Iva & Shrem, as well as Junonia will do what they do best, play and dance!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;">We cannot wait to see you at this fabulous Balkan Beats event that rocks the socks off Dublin town on a monthly basis!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;">Tickets at the door will be 15 Euro, and 10 Euro if you sign up for the guestlist. Also, as all funds will go towards the Movember cause, the best moustache will be also rewarded by an awesome Balkan goodies pack on the night!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265982190107372"><span style="background-color: #666666;">https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265982190107372</span></a><span style="background-color: #666666;"> and </span><a href="http://jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html"><span style="background-color: #666666;">http://jasbellyfusion.com/upcoming_and_past_events.html</span></a><span style="background-color: #666666;"> for more info.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #666666;">The funds raised at this event will all go to </span><br />
<a href="http://ie.movember.com/"><span style="background-color: #666666;">http://ie.movember.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: #666666;">Dance on, and a gory Halloween to everyone!<br />
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